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Service bulletin L-TT-0164-14

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10109469
Published by NHTSA2017-08-01
Manufacturer's numberL-TT-0164-14
Manufacturer's date2014-10-13
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

NHTSA's summary

Tech Tip: Customer complains of carious Bluetooth connectivity concerns after upgrading to iOS 8.0 and later. Conditions typically experienced include inability to pair the iPhone to the system, poor sound quality during phone calls placed through the audio/navigation system, and the inability to place a hands free phone call using the audio/navigation system.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
LEXUS CT HYBRID2011 to 2015
LEXUS ES HYBRID2013 to 2015
LEXUS ES3502007 to 2015
LEXUS GS 3502007 to 2011
LEXUS GS 3502013 to 2015
LEXUS GS HYBRID2010
LEXUS GS HYBRID2013
LEXUS GS450H2007 to 2009
LEXUS GS450H2011
LEXUS GS450H2014 to 2015
LEXUS GS4602008 to 2011
LEXUS GX4602010 to 2015
LEXUS GX4702007 to 2009
LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID2010 to 2012
LEXUS IS 2502006 to 2015
LEXUS IS 250C2010 to 2015
LEXUS IS 3502006 to 2015
LEXUS IS 350C2010 to 2015
LEXUS IS F2008 to 2014
LEXUS LFA2012
LEXUS LS4602007 to 2015
LEXUS LS600H2008 to 2015
LEXUS LX 5702008
LEXUS LX5702009 to 2011
LEXUS LX5702013 to 2015
LEXUS RC 3502015
LEXUS RX HYBRID2011 to 2015
LEXUS RX3502007 to 2015
LEXUS RX450H2010
LEXUS SC4302006 to 2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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